Farmers growing Sugar Cane discouraged by low prices Monday, March 12, 2012: Farmers growing Sugar Cane in Pakistan (mostly Punjab) are considering a shift to some other commodity in next season after the product fetched low prices in the commodity markets. Farmers produced Sugar cane in large numbers more than the demand for the […]
Mar 13 2012 | Posted in
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Sindh Assembly expresses shock and grief over letting train run over couple Karachi: (Wednesday, January 11, 2012) Members of Sindh Assembly yesterday were shocked to learn about the incident in which a couple was tied to the railway track as a punishment for having married of their own free will. The couple, however, escaped death […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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Sindh still lurking in shadows after the massive rainfall and floods: Last part Since food is prioritized, compromises are made on other basic needs, such as health and education. The assessment studies by various National, International, and UN agencies have identified a large number of unassisted people nationwide suffering after the unprecedented impact of […]
Jan 5 2012 | Posted in
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Sindh still lurking in shadows after the massive rainfall and floods: Part-2 Agriculture pointedly contributes to the food security and livelihoods of rural communities in Pakistan. However, flooding has deeply reduced the capacity for farming households to earn income as yields have dropped. This is exacerbated by poor quality inputs (seeds) and lack of […]
Jan 4 2012 | Posted in
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Sindh still lurking in shadows after the massive rainfall and floods: Part-1 A tsunamic deluge of monsoon rains threatened Pakistan once again, floods have affected another 7.4million people this year, while twenty million people are still struggling to cope with the devastation caused by last year’s calamity. The scale of the disaster and the […]
Jan 3 2012 | Posted in
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Delight of sugarcane growers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) over the bumper crop this season was tarnished by the support prices announced by the Sugar Control Board recently. The farmers have rejected the Rs. 25 increase per 40kg in the support prices this year, reaching Rs. 150 from Rs. 125 per 40kg last season. The growers […]
Nov 29 2011 | Posted in
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The decision of the Economic Coordination Committee for the curtailment of gas supply to fertilizer plants was overturned by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani to add another feather to the list of such lapses. The ECC approved a gas load management for November, 2011, but the Premier was quick to overturn this decision after a […]
Nov 18 2011 | Posted in
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